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Alan Billis, the first man mummified in the ancient Egyptians style.

Dr Stephen Buckley with the mummified body of Alan Billis

Alan Billis, a terminally ill taxi driver from Torquay, UK, has become the first man to be mummified in the style of the ancient Egyptians for at least 3,000 years. Scientists embalmed Alan Billis following his death from lung cancer using the techniques that preserved Tutankhamun’s body after his death in 1323 BC. Alan Billis, 61, loved watching documentaries and he agreed to have his body prese…

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